En Route to the Moon: Creating a More Resilient Civil Space Architecture

The En Route to the Moon conference will begin at 10:00 am to accommodate a special address from House Speaker Paul Ryan on national security. We encourage all those registered for the En Route to the Moon conference to join us for the morning address, as all RSVPs for the conference will be honored at both events. The Speaker's event begins at 8:45 am. For those joining us after the Speaker's remarks, please note that registration now begins at 9:30 am.

The Trump Administration has emphasized civil and commercial space as one of its top priorities with the reinstatement of the National Space Council, the signing of Space Policy Directive 1, and the recent National Security Strategy, which prioritized the improvement of our U.S. space architecture resiliency.

The Administration’s renewed focus on civil space requires a broader public discussion on America’s current civil space systems and how best to improve their resilience.

En Route to the Moon will focus on how NASA and others can promptly adapt civil space architectures in pursuit of the Administration’s mission objectives.

Lunch will be provided.

Full Agenda:

9:30 - 10:00 Registration

10:00 - 10:10 Welcome

Sean O’Keefe, Distinguished Senior Adviser, CSIS, and former NASA AdministratorKatharyn White, Senior Vice President and General Manager, MITRE Public Sector

Dan Hart, President and CEO, Virgin OrbitTom Tshudy, Vice President and General Counsel, United Launch AllianceJosh Brost, Senior Director for Government Business, SpaceXModerated by Chris Davenport, Reporter, The Washington Post